30 August 2016 PLACESDragon Bowl at Hanrie Monika Brzywczy Planning a visit to New York? Then you have to check Café Henrie. We pop in for a lunch at Chloë Sevigny’s favourite restaurant where we discover the personal culinary approach of Camille Becerra. Far from the modern districts, located in an abandoned garage in Lower East Side, this place has a truly intriguing interior designed by the New York artists.
12 August 2016 PEOPLE, PLACESAppetite for udon Monika Brzywczy Udon, onigiri, tempura, panna cotta with matcha – the atmosphere of the genuine and tasteful Japan has settled in the district of Ochota in Warsaw. And it is thanks to a Japanese, Satoru Yaegashi, who moved to Poland three years ago and opened his own restaurant: Sato Gotuje (Sato Cooks).
03 August 2016 PLACESSummer gide to Berlin Monika Brzywczy We invite you to take a trip to Berlin with us today and discover five places worth visiting this summer! A lot has changed in the German capital since we made our guide to Berlin two and a half years ago in the first issue of USTA Magazine. Now, together with Edward Kanarecki, we pay a visit to a cafe located in an ancient pharmacy and to a concept store in a not-so-elegant district.
02 July 2016 PEOPLE, PLACESMatcha from fukuoka prefecture Monika Brzywczy Not only do they run an avant-garde magazine and bags and backpacks manufacture, now they also sell Japanese tea. They also serve cocktails with that tea and make pralines and they do that in a space they personally arranged in Odolańska street Warsaw. Usta paid a visit to Sasha and Zuza from Thisispaper Shop & Tea Room.
25 June 2016 PLACESCroque-demoiselle In the sixteenth arrondissement Monika Brzywczy The holidays are just about to start, so maybe any of you are going to Paris? If so, we present you the Holiday Cafe, a definition of le chic parisien of the gastronomy. Far from the football emotions, as it is located in a quiet but fashionable district - the 16th arrondissement. This stylish place was described for the USTA Magazine by Edward Kanarecki.
03 June 2016 PLACESOpera and skateboard Monika Brzywczy Krakow’s Zenit is a real cabinet of curiosities. The walls are a mosaic of graphics, photos, paintings, objects, souvenirs and other treasures collected by the owners. The beautifully designed interior matches the excellent breakfast and the lunch menu offers. There are vegetarian breakfasts or sausages with ash, pour-over coffee or latte, ceviche and tomato soup. There are indeed tons of possibilities at Zenit, which became a site of modernity, not so easy to find in Krakow.
06 May 2016 PLACESNowy Teatr anew Monika Brzywczy Teatr Nowy has a new premises. After over a year of rebuilding, a modern theatre complex with a foyer and administrative buildings has been commissioned for use. The new season will see a very versatile artistic programme. USTA Magazine is proud to be media patron of Nowy Teatr - one of the best stages in Europe.
22 April 201612 July 2019 PLACESLet’s go to Komarovka Market! Monika Brzywczy If you are intrigued by the delicacies of the former Soviet Union countries cuisine, you have to visit Komarovka – the largest market in the capital of Belarus where you can buy and taste almost anything – from the Caucasian lavash to the mutton from Kazakhstan.
31 March 2016 PLACESPastels and Sandwiches Monika Brzywczy If you love Wes Anderson movies just as we do, you have to visit Bar Luce in Milan. Amazing, elaborate in every detail interior was designed by the director of the unforgettable “The Darjeeling Limited” and “Moonrise Kingdom”.
17 March 2016 PEOPLE, PLACESMin’s sandwiches Monika Brzywczy A new bistro-shop Min’s Onigiri has just opened in Poznań. It serves onigiri, rice triangles wrapped in nori. Yes! The famous Japanese “sandwiches”. What makes it even more attractive, the bistro is run by a Korean Sungmin Han and the interior of this small place has a modern design. The available onigiri combine Korean and Japanese culinary traditions, such as bibimbap flavour, kimchi or bulgogi beef . People are queuing in front of Min’s Onigiri and Min hardly keeps up with all the orders.
